Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
The Revelaires*	Cab Driver	Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver	03:06
Zambonis*	Helmet (instrumental)	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:10
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Jakiv Came to Visit	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:03
Ellen McIlwaine	We Got Each Other	Ellen McIlwaine	03:48
Joe* Glazer	It Could be a Wonderful World	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:53
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune	We the People	02:25
Ron Richardson	Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)	07:36
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Nelson* Riddle	The Okanagan	British Columbia Suite	02:32
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Dils*	Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge)	Made In Canada	02:37
Ellen McIlwaine	Losing You	Honky Tonk Angel	02:22
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Theme from Canada	Love Serenade	04:20
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Respect	You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)	02:50
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Boots	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Country Feelin'	Amist the Black Eyes	02:37
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Aarons And Ackley*	Truly	You And I	01:52
Ursa Major*	Silverspoon	ST	06:16
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Lady's Dream	And I Love Her	01:51
Priscilla* Rollins	Feel So Good	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:47
Aarons And Ackley*	Devil Song	ST	03:00
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Givin' Up the Man I Love	Amist the Black Eyes	02:46
David Amram	Old Man and the Children	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:48
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Ernie* Smith	To Behold Jah	To Behold Jah	04:35
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Loni Gamble	In love for the First Time	ST	03:40
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Nelson* Riddle	Peace River	British Columbia Suite	02:47
Albert Jones*	Mother Nature	The Facts of Life	02:48
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Loni Gamble	Nightime Kind of Love	ST	06:53
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Halya Carries the Water	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:08
Zambonis*	Hockey Marlee	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:19
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Hard Hard Times	Shirley Lewis Show Band	01:31
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Yukon*	Genius	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	01:59
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Kozak Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:47
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Time After Time	And I Love Her	03:12
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Ellen McIlwaine	In My Time of Dying	Fear Itself	08:48
Ellen McIlwaine	Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love)	We the People	04:26
Ellen McIlwaine	Weird of Hermiston	Honky Tonk Angel	05:06
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Aarons And Ackley*	Lay Me Down	ST	02:47
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Fear Itself	03:23
Alpha Centauri	Hard Life	ST	06:00
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Am I Blue	And I Love Her	04:25
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	I Loved a Widow	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	04:33
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Alpha Centauri	I'm a Rebel	ST	03:37
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Hutsal Ksenia	Ukrainian Pops	02:36
Loni Gamble	Dance to it	ST	06:33
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Handzya	Ukrainian Pops	02:20
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Stormy Weather	Amist the Black Eyes	04:30
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Nelson* Riddle	Victoria	British Columbia Suite	02:26
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Moanin	Shirley Lewis Show Band	05:46
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Cal* Bostic	That's All	Introducing...	02:31
Ernie* Smith	Who I Am	To Behold Jah	04:12
Buddy Knox	Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep	ST	02:20
Buddy Knox	That's Why I Cry	ST (mono)	02:00
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
David Amram	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:38
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Ernie* Smith	Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh	Skareggae	07:24
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Ernie* Smith	Take Your Time	To Behold Jah	03:22

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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